3 Ridley Headstones 3 Metres South of Church of St Mungo is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 July 1987. Headstones.
3 Ridley Headstones 3 Metres South of Church of St Mungo
- WRENN ID
- quartered-column-russet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Constituency
- Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 July 1987
- Type
- Headstones
- OS grid reference
- NY 870 735
- Coordinates
- 55.05631, -2.20356
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Three headstones located 3 metres south of the Church of St. Mungo in Simonburn, dating from the 18th and early 19th centuries, are made of sandstone and are listed as a group of special interest.
The first headstone, erected in 1755 for John Ridley, stands 1.0 metre tall and features a shaped top with two carved angel heads. It has a sunk panel displaying bold reliefs of an hourglass flanked by a skull and a serpent devouring its tail.
The second headstone, dating from 1795, commemorates Elizabeth Ridley, the wife of Thomas Ridley. This headstone is 1.75 metres tall and has an elaborate scrolled top with flanking paterae. It includes a raised enriched border and a pair of small carved angel heads, which are flanked by a serpent and the Book of Life.
The third headstone, from 1820, is dedicated to Elizabeth Ridley, the wife of William Ridley. It stands 2.0 metres tall and features an elaborate shaped top with a ball finial and flanking paterae. The headstone has a raised enriched border and a sunk panel that depicts a small female figure in Neo-classical dress holding a large book inscribed with a sentimental poem, topped by a relief of a small urn.
Local climate
3 Ridley Headstones 3 Metres South of Church of St Mungo receives an average of 910 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 62% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 52 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 93% of listed buildings. Of these, 32 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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Nearby listed buildings
- Church of St Mungo
- Wall and Gate Piers Running South from the Rectory
- Lych Gate to Church of St Mungo
- Garden Walls with Privy Wash House and Shed to East of the Rectory
- War Memorial, Village Green
- The Rectory, Attached Archway and Rear Yard Walls with Outshuts
- Rectory Terrace
- Stewards House
- The Tithe Barn
- Simonburn Bridge